VOICED

2020
Nine framed photographs
12 x 15” each (frame)

As a socially conscious visual artist, my response to the current anti-Black, racist, socio-political moment in America comes in the form of an artwork prompted by the heinous murder of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman violated in her own home. I enlisted seven friends to join me in modeling face masks—a staple of safety during the Covid-19 viral pandemic. Each mask illustrates a phrase that responds to a few of the many inequities residing in the American society: racism, classism, sexism, and homophobia. While covering the mouth, the mask simultaneously enhances the eyes, which intensify the message each subject delivers. This project provides voice to eight women who visually verbalize and collectively critique the systemic injustices enacted upon women in America.